Dale News, Volume 6, Number 16, Dale, Spencer County, 11 June 1943 — Page 4

SANTA CLAUS

Mrs. Lester Fahr of Evansville is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Jess Fahr. Her husband has been transferred to Boco Rotan Field, Florida. He is a radio staff sgt.

and Mrs. James Brien of Cincinnati, Ohio are visiting their parents Mr. and Mrs. Jess Fahr.

perhaps even his investment would be disturbed.

Church News

No one wants unfair profits or excessive dividends out of war contracts. Investigation has shown that over 95 per cent of industry and business made no excessive profits out of the war. Certainly no farmers have received excessive prices for farm crops. Now Is the Time for Unity We want to get on with this war. We must have unity. Unity is based upon mutual confidence in our government and in each other. We are all looking forward to a return of peace after the war has been won. We will then want to resume our domestic markets, replace worn-out farm machinery and resume our normal trade relationships. Industry and business will need all of their American ingenuity and strength to provide jobs which, in turn, furnish our domestic market after the war.

Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Cooper and son Arleigh and daughter Opal and Mrs. Clifford Chandley were in Rockport Monday afternoon.

METHODIST CHURCH Rev. Barthol Rogers, Minister Church School, 9:15 a. m. A. J. Wedeking, superintendent. Evening service at 8:00 o’clock. Prayer meeting each Thursday evening at 8:00 o’clock.

Saturday, a number of friends gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Barnett and helped their little son Gordan, Arleigh Cooper, Mrs. Ernie Varner, Roy, Evelyn, Gilbert and Henry Barnett celebrate their birthday anniversaries. A good time was had by all present. They were entertained by music and games. After a late hour, refreshments were served and everyone left wishing them many more happy birthdays. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Powell and daughter were week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Barnett.

Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Spurlock and children from Rockport and Mr. and Mrs. Clell Spurlock and family from Lincoln City were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Barnett.

Mrs. Clarence Kaetzel and son Calvin were in Rockport Monday.

UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH Rev. O. A. Beanblossom, Minister Unified worship service at 9:15 a. m. A. J. Brown, superintendent.

Mr. and Mrs. Willard Roell were in Evansville Sunday.

“Renegotiation” Might Touch You

Dr. A. D. Smith, our conference superintendent, will be with us Sunday morning to preach. Come and hear him.

Under no other circumstances is the fine spirit of neighborly cooperation shown to better advantage in a rural community than in the case of fire or other calamity. This friendly spirit is not based upon personal interest, but upon the deep sympathy that just naturally arises in case of disaster. Of course, there is a personal interest if the fire threatens our own property, but we like to think this unity of spirit in our rural life is typical of America. There is this same community of interest between industry, labor and agriculture, although sympathy for each other’s troubles seldom comes to the surface.

The Christian Endeavor will present a program Sunday night. Plan now to hear this young tal-

True, renegotiation at present is applied only to industry and contracts with the government. But we all recognize the good old American principle that what is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.

Christian Endeavor will meet Monday evening at 8:00 o’clock. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 8:00 p. m. Ladies Aid will meet Thursday afternoon.

If business contracts can be renegotiated under a law passed long after the business contracts were made, how about the sanctity of our own contracts?

Just now the fire seems far from our own neighborhood, but if we look closely, our domestic markets, both now and after the war, are involved. We can well take time off to show a little neighborly spirit and help put out the fire.

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Rev. W. S. Martin, Minister Sunday School at 9:00 a. m., with Harold Martin as superintendent.

Clifford Chandley of Evansville was home over the week end with his family.

Every farmer knows that his best market for the produce of his farm is our local domestic market. He depends upon this domestic market to consume over 90 per cent of what our American farms produce each year. If anything happens to his domestic market, like the depression and loss of employment in the early thirties, agriculture is at once affected. On the other hand, if anything happens to the buying power of agriculture, industry is hurt just as badly.

SANTA CLAUS METHODIST Rev. Millard Brittingham, Minister Church School at 10:00 a. m. Morning Worship at 11:00 a.m.

Clarence Kaetzel was in Ferdinand Monday.

The Peoples’ Edict Money to pay for the war, yes; but no money for frills in the civil operations of any of our governing bodies. That is the edict of the American people.

Henry Meyer and son Elbert from Buffaloville were at Clarence Kaetzel’s Saturday evening.

SELVIN METHODIST PARISH Rev. Paul Howard, Minister Selvin: Sunday School, 10:00 a. m. Worship service, 8:30 p. m. Young People’s meeting, 7:30 p. m. Prayer meeting, Thursday, 8:30 p. m. Garrison Chapel: Sunday School, 10:00 a. m. Preaching on the 1st and 3rd Sunday mornings at 11:00. Prayer meeting, Wednesday, 8:30 p. m. Pleasant Hill: Preaching on the 2nd and 4th Sunday mornings at 10:00. Everyone is cordially invited to attend any or all of these services.

Miss Virlee Reinke and friend of Evansville spent Sunday with her parents Mr. and Mrs. George Reinke.

Right now congress is considering the renegotiation of all government contracts. The law was passed on April 28, 1942. Some people are urging that these new renegotiation bureaus should examine contracts made long before the law was passed.

Rev. and Mrs. Barthol Rogers and family, Mrs. Gussie Stark, Mrs. William Painter and Miss Lilly Jones spent Monday in Evansville.

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Roell and Mrs. Ernie Varner were in Huntingburg Saturday evening.

Sgt. Elbert Reinke of Florida is spending his furlough with his parents Mr. and Mrs. George Reinke.

Take the case of a contract made in 1940. The work has been done and paid for; taxes have been paid to the government on the profits, if any; labor has been paid and the money balance distributed either in repairs to plant or perhaps paid in dividends to stockholders.

Durbin Schmitt of Great Lakes, Ill. is spending his furlough with his parents.

Danger of Retroactive Measures. Suppose that same thing happened to our local store, or even to our farmers themselves. Suppose the prices we received for our crops, or the conservation payments by the government for 1941 or 1940 were suddenly to be “renegotiated.” Every farmer has either fed out or sold his crop, purchased new machinery or perhaps painted the barn, or bought a new dress for his wife. If, under a retroactive law, he were suddenly put up against the threat of renegotiation, all of his credit, and

S. A. Weller and Charlie Hanning were at Rockport Monday night.

Relatives have received a letter from Paul Elliott, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Elliott, stating that he had arrived safely in North Africa and is getting along fine.

Myron, Calvin, Warren, and Lawrence Kaetzel, Paul Brittingham, Jimmie Hanning and Wallace Schaaf were in Huntingburg Sunday afternoon.

Mrs. Robert Ragland and Mr.

Mrs. Calvin Williams left Tuesday for Temple, Texas for a visit with her husband Calvin Williams.